Hamas: Netanyahu is living in illusions, and there will be no release of prisoners except on the resistance's conditions.

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said on Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statements about releasing prisoners and Hamas's surrender reflect his "delusions," stressing that their release will only happen through a deal whose terms are imposed by the resistance.
Hamas leader Izzat al-Rishq said in a Telegram post, "Netanyahu's statement about releasing all prisoners and Hamas's surrender reflects a psychological defeat, not the facts on the ground."
He added that after the enemy leaders acknowledged their abject failure to recover their captives through military operations, it became clear that there was no way to release them except through a serious deal with the resistance.
He stressed that "Gaza will not surrender... and the resistance will impose the conditions, just as it imposed the equations."
The Israeli occupation army continues its war on Gaza, while indirect negotiations are underway in Qatar between Hamas and Israel, in an attempt to reach a prisoner exchange agreement and a ceasefire.
On Tuesday evening, ahead of his second meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his commitment to continuing the war on the Gaza Strip, despite ongoing negotiations to reach a prisoner exchange and ceasefire agreement.
In a televised address on his X platform account, Netanyahu outlined the war's objectives as "releasing all of our abductees (prisoners), eliminating Hamas's military and political capabilities, and ensuring that Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israel, which means that Hamas will no longer exist."
Netanyahu added, "We are determined to complete our war goals in Gaza."
Netanyahu spoke about the operation carried out by the Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing, in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, which resulted in the deaths of five Israeli soldiers, describing it as "a difficult day for the people of Israel."
Tel Aviv estimates there are 50 Israeli prisoners in Gaza, 20 of whom are still alive. Meanwhile, more than 10,800 Palestinians are languishing in its prisons, suffering torture, starvation, and medical neglect, many of whom have died, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights and media reports.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel, with American support, has waged a genocidal war in Gaza, leaving more than 194,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing, in addition to hundreds of thousands of displaced persons and a famine that has claimed the lives of many, including dozens of children.
Source: Anadolu Agency